TTO – The contest “Spreading career stories 4.0” has received hundreds of stories in a variety of fields in just a short time. The organizing committee has selected the best works to award prizes.
The contest is part of the Forum “Building an autonomous industry” in 2022, organized by Tuoi Tre newspaper and the Department of Industry (Ministry of Industry and Trade), with the companion of the Vietnam-Korea Technology Solution and Consulting Center. (VITASK).
Launched from October 27 to December 10, 2022, the contest has attracted a large number of readers, from students to entrepreneurs who submitted entries with specific stories in the process of starting a business, promoting The iron spirit overcomes difficulties and strives to “transform” to participate in the global supply chain.
It has been shared that, to achieve achievements in the industrial sector, where profit margins are often not as high as in many other industries, businesses go through many hardships, even having huge debts. With love for the profession and perseverance in improving technology, Vietnamese businesses have turned a new page with shipments exported to Japan, Korea, America…
Then the determination to work in the supporting industry, despite the concerns of friends, why not let that large piece of land and large amount of money be used as real estate, making profits faster. As a result, the business has been able to participate in the global supply chain, supplying a series of mechanical components to “giants” such as Tesla, GM Motor, Samsung…
The troubled story of businessman Le Mai Huu Lam – General Director of Cat Van Loi Industrial Electrical Equipment Manufacturing Joint Stock Company, since its establishment as a commercial enterprise, the board of directors has determined to do a What brings more value to society than simply buying – selling and making a profit?
The company established a mechanical manufacturing factory to support the mechanical and electrical construction (M&E) industry to replace imported goods. And then the first shipments were exported to Japan, Myanmar, Cambodia, Philippines, Singapore and participated in Toshiba Group’s global supply chain in projects in Asia.
Cat Van Loi products are also present in many key industrial projects: Metro Line No. 1 (Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien), Thai Binh 1 thermal power plant, Van Phong thermal power plant, Long Son oil refinery … and is the main supplier for more than 20 Japanese contractors in Vietnam.
Or like the story of Mr. Tran Van Quyet, “Village engineer” who invented a glass cutting machine and sold it back to China” in Van Diem commune (Thuong Tin district, Hanoi capital), many people were surprised to learn that he grew up in A farmer family, only educated until grade 7.
Hundreds of stories about silent examples of entrepreneurs contributing to industry and society, bringing Vietnam deeper integration into the global supply chain, but few people know. With these examples, the organizers hope to spread the spirit of social production, promoting stronger commitment, both intellectually and materially, to industrial production.
Mr. Tran Xuan Toan – deputy editor-in-chief of Tuoi Tre newspaper, assessed that in just a short time, the organizing committee received many entries from readers in diverse fields. In fact, the supporting industries required originate from small and medium-sized enterprises. From the above real stories, we can see the message that the mechanical manufacturing field has potential but needs appropriate support policies to develop.
In the context of pursuing real estate, finance and banking, many opinions raise the question: who promotes industrial production, especially the development of supporting industries? The contest has contributed additional perspectives, helping managers review policies to support businesses in accessing capital, taxes… thereby coming up with solutions to support industrial enterprises in increasing their competitiveness. In addition, the problem of resources and young people participating in the mechanical field also needs to be calculated appropriately.
The contest also received many opinions sharing experiences and inspiration from entrepreneurs, experts, and managers to mold and promote industry development, gradually building an autonomous industry.
